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...tried to steer his friend to a neutral topic, asking about a community project in Overtown, a predominantly black neighborhood in Miami, and story ideas for his column. ?Where the conversation started in a very emotional way, with him almost crying, we had moved to where Art was on an even keel. I took that as a good sign. As the conversation came to an end, he said, ?Jim, I thank you for your kindness.' He said on the tape, ?You are one of the only reporters I trust. You are one of the few people I trust...
...certain is that Plame was still classified as a covert operative at the time of the leak and that as recently as the late 1990s she was working as a nonofficial cover (NOC) officer, one of a select group of operatives within the CIA who are placed in neutral-seeming environments abroad and collect secrets, knowing that the U.S. government will disavow any connection with them should they be caught. NOC officers cost millions of dollars to train and support. As a result of the leak, Plame is no longer able to work undercover...
SHAKING HANDS "The business arena is gender neutral, or it should be. So it doesn't matter who extends a hand first, man or woman. Give a firm handshake; give eye contact. The most important thing is always stand when someone shakes your hand. When you stand, it shows respect. It's about making the other person feel important...
...series of short true-crime books that involve high collars and hatchets rather than tracksuits and handguns, Geary tells his stories in the manner of a neutral but determined investigator sorting through the facts. Past books have covered such well-known cases as the Lizzie Borden murders, and lesser-known stories such as The Mystery of Mary Rogers. But no previous volume involves a story of nearly the historical magnitude of The Murder of Abraham Lincoln (80 pages; $16), perhaps the single most famous killing of its century. Combining his expert skills as a longtime cartoonist with a polished narrative...
...division of United Technologies Corp. of Hartford, Conn., in conjunction with Italy's Fiat. Heseltine, fearing an erosion of Britain's industrial competitiveness, had promoted a rival rescue plan through an all-European consortium that included British Aerospace (1985 sales: $3.6 billion). The Thatcher government professed to be neutral, but Heseltine and others charged the Prime Minister with favoring...